Police release name of suspect killed by deputy at Simpsonville church

Police release name of suspect killed by deputy at Simpsonville church

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Updated: 5:22 PM EST Dec 2, 2016

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THEY SAW A
SUSPECT INSIDE THE CHURCH AND
CALLED POLICE.
>> IT WAS ALL READY OVER WITH,
SOMEONE CALLED AND I SAID I
DIDN'T HEAR A THING AND I DIDN'T
GET UPSET BECAUSE I THOUGHT
WHATEVER IT WAS IS OVER.
>> SHE HAS LIVED NEXT TO
SIMPSONVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH FOR
YEARS.
SHE DIDN'T HEAR ANY COMMOTION
OVERNIGHT, BUT SAYS SHE'S
PRAYING FOR THOSE INVOLVED.
>> I HAD A CALL A WHILE AGO FROM
OUR MINISTER THAT ASKED
EVERYBODY TO JOIN HIM TO PRAY
FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE
INVOLVED IN IT.
>> SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE
CHURCH BEFORE 3:00 O'CLOCK
FRIDAY MORNING.
AUTHORITIES SAY ONE DEPUTY
STAYED OUTSIDE WHILE TWO WENT
INSIDE TO INVESTIGATE THE
POSSIBLE BREAK-IN.
STATE POLICE SAYS THAT'S WHEN
ONE OF THE DEPUTIES ENCOUNTERED
THE 22-YEAR-OLD, WHO REFUSED TO
DROP A CROWBAR.
AUTHORITIES SAY HE CAME CLOSER
TO THE DEPUTY WITH THE CROWBAR
IN HIS HAND.
>> THE SUSPECT HAD A WEAPON ON
HIM.
HE WAS ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES TO
DROP HIS WEAPON, WHICH LED TO A
FATAL SHOOT OFFING THAT SPEC.
AFTER THE SHOOTING, THE SHERIFF
HERE CALLED THE KENTUCKY STATE
POLICE AND ASKED THEM TO
INVESTIGATE THE SHOOTING ON
THEIR AGENCY'S BEHALF.
>> STATE POLICE SPENT MUCH OF
FRIDAY COLLECTING EVIDENCE
INSIDE THE BUILDING, WHILE THE
CHURCH TRIED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS
AS USUAL.
ACCORDING TO A POST BY THE
CHURCH'S FACEBOOK PAGE, MANY OF
THE PROGRAMS CONTINUED A
SCHEDULED.
WE'RE TOLD THAT DEPUTY WHO SHOT
THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN PLACED ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
WE'RE TOLD HE WAS NOT ALONE.
HE THREE ACCOMPLICES, THEY HAVE
ALL BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN
A STRING OF BURGLARIES HERE AT
THE CHURCH.
LIVE IN SIMPSONVILLE, CHRISTINA
MORA WLKY NEWS.

Police release name of suspect killed by deputy at Simpsonville church

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Kentucky State Police said that when Shelby County deputies arrived at the scene, they began searching the property.

"The suspect had a weapon on him. He was asked multiple times to drop his weapon, which led to a fatal shooting of that suspect," KSP spokesman Bernis Napier said.

Dylan M. Dalzell, 22, of Shelbyville, was carrying a crowbar and advanced at the deputy, police said.

Police said there had been an earlier a break-in at the church Thursday night, so there were people at the church overnight assessing the losses when the second break-in attempt happened and called 911.

"They decided to leave some people here overnight just in case there was any subsequent break-ins. Those are the ones who called 911," Napier said.

KSP cordoned off the entire church property for the investigation.

"After the shooting the sheriff here in Shelby county called the Kentucky state police and asked us to investigate the shooting on their agency's behalf," Napier said.

Police also took a silver Ford Fusion parked from across the street from the church as part of the investigation.

Investigators also arrested three other suspects who were accused of acting as lookouts and are believed to be involved in a string of burglaries at the church.

Courtney L. Eggen, 27, of Shelbyville, has been charged with first-degree burglary.

Steven A. Mathus, 29, and Chastity R. Heitzman, 27, both of Shelbyville, have been charged with first-degree burglary and receiving stolen property under $500.

Other charges are pending before a grand jury, police said.

The deputy who fired the fatal shot is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.